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FRIDAY'S HOT DEALS!

The following deals do not have a ticket-by date which means that the bargains can disappear at any second. Buy these offers immediately and then figure out why you want to go there!

Travel one-way with United to Durango for just $89 on trips taken over the next 10 months. A 14-day advance purchase required. Valid Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday only. Blackouts: July 10-13, 17-20, 24-27, 31; August 1-3, 7-10. Inclusive rate: $100.20.
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One-way rates of $109 are offered to Steamboat-Springs on any available day. Start travel on or after December 17 with Continental; December 19 with Delta (daily, non-stop). Complete travel by April 5 with Continental; March 28 with Delta. No blackouts! Inclusive rate: $118.70 CO; $123.10 DL.
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WOW! One-way rates on USAirways to Bermuda are $114 on trips completed by May 27, 2010. Travel any available day. A 14-day advance purchase required. No blackouts! Inclusive rate: $142.60.
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One-way rates to Vail-Eagle are $124 with three carriers. Travel any available day. Delta's service begins December 19; final day March 28. Travel now with American or United; final day May 26. No blackouts! A 21-day advance purchase required. Inclusive rate: $125-$135 varies by carrier.
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GO NOW! Round-trip rates to Honolulu with USAirways are $523 on trips completed by May 28, 2010. No blackouts. No advance purchase required. Valid Monday-Thursday each way. Regular rates apply for other travel days. Inclusive rate: $565.40.

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DOMESTIC DEALS

Wild West sale!
Purchase these one-way rates through July 6:

• $99 each way, Aspen
• $109 each way, Albuquerque, Durango, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Rapid City
• $119 each way, Omaha, Jackson Hole
• $119 each way, Billings
• $149 each way, San Jose CA, Sacramento
• $189 each way, Spokane

Valid daily, except Sundays starting August 10. Add $10-$30 per direction for travel now through January 15 and on Sundays (14-day advance purchase required). Blackouts: November 24, 25, 28-30; December 18, 19, 22-24, 27-29, 31; January 1, 2, 3. Valid on Frontie. Add up to $25 for inclusive rates.

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INTERNATIONAL DEALS - GET A PASSPORT NOW!

Canada |Caribbean | Mexico/Latin | Europe | Down Under | Asia/Oceania | Africa/India/Middle East

GO NOW through SUMMER! Carib specials!
Purchase these round-trip rates through July 6:

• $238 Freeport
• $358 Barbados
• $358 St. Maarten
• $449 Curacao

No advance purchase required. Add $15 per direction for Friday-Sunday travel days. Stay at least two nights. Complete travel by October 31 . Add about $120 for inclusive pricing, including taxes, fees, surcharges. Delta's service to St. Kitts operates Saturdays only (price reflects weekend travel days.)

Latin & South America bargains
GO NOW! Delta offers a $578 round-trip rate to b>Santiago, Chile on trips completed by October 31. Travel any available day of the week. No advance purchase required. Stay a weekend to one month. Blackouts: June 30-July 5; September 3-8. Purchase by July 6 . Service is non-stop. Inclusive rate: $764.70.
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GO NOW! Travel round-trip with Delta to Santiago , Chile at $578 on trips started on or after July 6 and completed by October 31. Travel any available day. Stay a weekend to one month. Blackouts: September 3-8. Purchase by July 6 . Inclusive rate: $804.70.

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EUROPE FACTOIDS: Unless otherwise noted, economy class airfares to Europe require a Saturday night minimum stay and returns within a month of departure. Also, discount rates shown here are based on mid-week trips. Add supplements of $20, $25 or $30 each way for Friday, Saturday or Sunday travel days (additionally on Thursdays with British Airways). Rates are exclusive of taxes, fees and fuel surcharges which can add from $200-$480 to the base rates shown below.

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Summer Biz Class sale!
Purchase these round-trip rates through August 14:

• $2,183 London
• $2,292 Manchester
• $2,295 Rome
• $2,392 Copenhagen
• $2,519 Dublin, Shannon
• $2,646 Zurich
• $2,658 Amsterdam
• $2,680 Budapest
• $2,700 Paris, Nice, Oslo
• $2,703 Barcelona, Madrid
• $2,718 Frankfurt and other cities across Germany
• $2,754 Milan, Pisa-Florence, Venice
• $2,786 Prague
• $2,940 Tel Aviv
• $3,038 Vienna
• $3,064 Athens

A 21-day advance purchase required . Travel any available day. Stay a weekend to a month. Depart by September 4. Complete travel by September 11. Valid on Delta with most carriers matching. For inclusive pricing, add from $300-$390 round-trip.

Summer Biz Class sale - Part Deux!
Purchase these round-trip rates through July 6:

• $1,974 Brussels, Zurich
• $1,976 London, Manchester
• $2,174 Madrid, Paris, Nice, Rome
• $2,198 Amsterdam
• $2,238 Frankfurt

A 60-day advance purchase required . Travel any available day. Stay a weekend to a month. Depart June 28-September 4. Complete travel by September 11. Valid on Delta with most carriers matching. For inclusive pricing, add from $300-$390 round-trip.

ONGOING!

Business class specials to Europe

• From $3,200 year-round
  

This round-trip rate for a seat up-front in Business Class is valid to most destinations in Europe such as Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Madrid, Munich, Stuttgart and many other European cities. A 50-day advance purchase required in most cases. Delta requires just a 21-day advance to some destinations. Stay a minimum of seven days. Travel any available day. Most domestic and international airlines participate.

Spot sales to Europe
Note: The following deals are based on a 7-day advance purchase; Monday-Thursday travel days (weekends typically $20-$30 more per direction) and minimum stays of one weekend.
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Several airlines offer round-trip rates of $298 to Athens on August 17-October 25 departures. Purchase by July 14 . Inclusive rate: $612.90.
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Round-trip rates of $388 to Stockholm , Sweden are valid on departures through August 30. Purchase by July 8 . Valid on United/SAS-Scandinavian via Chicago. Inclusive rate: $684.45.

GO! Save with special consolidator rates

NOW through NEXT SUMMER!

• $525 / $848 London
• $493 / $780 Dublin
• $527 / $833 Barcelona, Madrid
• $478 / $763 Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Paris, Toulouse
• $484 / $818 Warsaw
• $548 / $823 Lisbon
• $520 / $866 Bologna, Genoa, Milan, Naples, Rome, Venice
• $493 / $780 Amsterdam
• $493 / $801 Brussels
• $488 / $774 Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart
• $499 / $846 Vienna
• $503 / $807 Basel, Geneva, Zurich
• $521 / $833 Prague
• $554 / $877 Stockholm
• $554 / $928 Oslo
• $567 / $877 Helsinki
• $580 / $877 Copenhagen
  

Add $30 per direction for Thursday-Sunday travel days. The higher rates are valid on departures through September 2; the lower rates valid on September 2-October 31 departures. Stay a Saturday night to ten months. Taxes are additional ($100-$160 RT). Fuel surcharges are also additional (about $306 RT). One free stopover permitted in London; $50 for a second stopover. Valid on British Airways, but reservations must be booked by calling Atlanta-based Consolidator Web Fares at 678-462-8737. See more consolidator deals here .
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Remember to read the EUROPE FACTOIDS at the top of this section for what's-included/what's-not on base rates shown on this page.

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Downunder bargains
Travel with United from Los Angeles to Sydney at $297 round-trip on departures through November 30. Travel any available day. Purchase by July 15 . Inclusive rate: $588.90. Virgin, Qantas matching.
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United offers a deal to Sydney from Atlanta on July 1-November 30 departures. Travel any available day at round-trip rates of $505 . Purchase by July 15 . Inclusive rate: $810.90.

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Summer-Fall Shanghai savings
NEW! Air Canada offers round-trip rates of $500 to Shanghai , China on July 19-December 16 departures. Add $25 per direction for Friday-Sunday travel days. Stay 6-30 days. Purchase by July 8 . Inclusive rate: $862.44.

Save to South Africa
Travel with Delta at a round-trip rate of $700 to Johannesburg , South Africa on September 11-December 9 or January 7-April 30 departures. Travel any available day. Stay up to 90 days. Service is non-stop. Purchase by July 15 . Inclusive rate: $1,081.91.

OTHER TRAVEL DEALS

For wheel deals...
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NEED TO KNOW & FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

REMEMBER! International fees, taxes and surcharges (examples: fuel surcharges are $105 each way transatlantic; $110 transpacific; $123 Israel; $140 Jordan or Dubai; $125 South America and $95-$140 India/Africa) can add up to $400 to base rates, depending on destination city/routing. Also, fuel surcharges to Mexico are $54 round-trip. Also, deals listed as no expiration of travel are based on trips taken over the next 331 days, or the advance booking window offered by most airlines. Certain low-fare airlines such as AirTran and Southwest have short booking windows.

Why are my ticket prices always higher than what Clark mentions?
Airline, airport and other government fees are NOT included in prices listed on this page or those Clark mentions on the air. Here is a rough guide of the 'extras':
Domestic: 7.5 percent tax; $3.20 per flight federal segment fee; a maximum of $18 in airport charges; $2.50 per flight segment security fee

What's the best way to buy an airline ticket?
Clark's listeners and Web visitors have had great success in finding his 'deals' at Travelocity. At the Home page enter your city pairs and then click at the 'Flexible dates' button - don't enter dates. If the domestic fare is still published, the next page will display the airline and the price you seek, inclusive of taxes, fees. Click at 'Select' to view calendars with available dates.

The Flexible date search for international rates can be found at zuji - a Travelocity site based outside of the U.S. To access the flex-seach tool, click on "Other" in the area that reads, "Please select your location from the list below to access the best deals from your local ZUJI website." Then, select the "Flights" tab and "Flexible date" option.

Shop for the lowest worldwide rates here (you can log in as a guest or register for future use). For a wide range of available sale dates (rates shown are inclusive of all taxes, fees), click on the Month Search button at the top right. You cannot book directly from this site, but complete an online purchase directly at an airline Web site.

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Can I search sales for a specific city?
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